1 Kings 2:37 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.”
1 Kings 2:37 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 2:37 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 2:37 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For on the day you go out and pass over the brook Kidron, know for certain that you will surely die. Your blood will be on your own head.””
1 Kings 2:37 — World English Bible
1 Kings 2:37 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, know thou for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head. ”
1 Kings 2:37 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 2:37 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and it hath been, in the day of thy going out, and thou hast passed over the brook Kidron, thou dost certainly know that thou dost surely die--thy blood is on thy head.'”
1 Kings 2:37 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 2:37 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And it shall be that on the day thou goest forth, and passest over the torrent of Kidron, ...know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head. ”
1 Kings 2:37 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 2:37 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For that day that thou goest out, and passest ouer the riuer of Kidron, knowe assuredly, that thou shalt dye the death: thy blood shall be vpon thine owne head.”
1 Kings 2:37 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 2:37 in Context — 1 Kings 2
35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.
36 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.
37 For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.
38 And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
39 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.
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What Does 1 Kings 2:37 Mean?
1 Kings 2:37 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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